Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-10
Washington News .end Gossip.

THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day
contains: The river front Improvement, with q
CUT the protection Of the morals OF minors in the
District, the President and the Catholic club,
Father McGlynn again, war on the New York
saloons, telegraphic dispatches, etc. The adver-
tisements are classified as follows: Ladies' Goods,
Educational Dry Goods Books Family Supplies,
Housefurnishings, Hotels Sewing Machines,
Gentlemens Goods, Specialties, Pianos and Organs,
Wood and Coal, Financial, Professional, Medical,
RAILROADS. Potomac River Boats, Steamers, At
torneys, Dentistry, The Trades, Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY-Internal reve-
nue., $311, ,4S2; customs, S77S 1886.
BILLS APPRovKD,-The President has signed the
army appropriation bill; the act for the erection
of public building at Charleston, 8. c.; the act
In relation to the transportation of dutiable gOOds
tne act 1Or the erection of public building at
Jefferson, Texas and the act for the completion OF
the public building at Santa Fe.
EX-SENATOR THURMAN DECLINED THE APPOINT.
MENT.-It is not known that the President has yet
definitely deefded upon any members of the inter-
New YORK, Is to be one. Ex-senator Thurman
was. however, given to understand that he could
nave one, but he declined on account OF his health.
CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY TRENHOLM and
the director Of the mint have gone to Philadelphia
10 attend the sessions OF the assay commission.
GEN. JOHN NEWTON, formerly chief OF engineers,
Is In the city On brief visit from New York. He
called upon the Secretary OF War at the War de-
partment to-day.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Capt. X. F. Bradford has been
ordered to assume command of the navy yard and
station at Portsmouth, n. II. Passed Assistant
Engineer Arthur Price ordered to the navy yard,
Portsmouth, n. II. Assistant Engineer j. w. An
nan detached from the portsmouth, n. H., navy
yard, and ordered to the Richmond, Ensign
Hugh kuhl from the Fish Hawk, and placed on
waiting orders. Lieut. Commander +. W. Crocker
from the naval hospital Chelsea, and granted three
months sick leave. Lieut.. Ii. Winslow from equip
ment duty at the Washington navy yard, and Or
dered to ordnance duty. Naval Constructor G. X.
Boush granted six months leave. The leave OF
Pay Inspector JAS. Hoy has been extended six
months Lieut. Z. P. Wood ordered to ordnance
instruction at the Washington navy yard. Ensign
JnO 4. Craven TO duty at the branch photographic
office, New York. Commander Z. c. Merr1man de-
tached froV the Portsmouth, N. H. navy yard, and
0ruered 10 equipment duty at the Boston yard.
Ensign j. H. Bohrbacker from the naval Observa-
tory, and ordered TO special duty in connection
with the inspection Of steel.
THE ASSAY COMMISSION AT WoRk.-The commits
sion appointed to test the weight and f1neness of
the coinage OF the mints commenced operations at
the mint In Philadelphia yesterday. Judge But
ler, an ex-OfficiO member Of the United States
composed OF Senator Harris, Tennessee; Represen-
tative Bland, Missouri; Messrs. T. L. BurIingame,
Denver; T. Z. Chazel, Charleston; VIM. L. Dudley,
Nashville; George s. Eastwick, New orleans;
Prof. Frederick A. Genth, Philadelphia; Arnold
Hague, Washington; f. n. HolbroOk, Ell PasO;
Henry NJ. Howe, Boston; Louis Janin San Fran
cisco; w. p LacOver, Washington; NJ. B. New
bury, Ithaca; George s. Weed, Plattsburg; n. II.
Winchell, Minneapolis; and Arthur w. Wright,
New Haven-an named by President Clevela1d-
and these ex-OfficiO members: Judge William But
Ter, OF the United States district court Philade-
phia; William l. Trenholm, controller OF the cur
rency; Herbert G. TOrTey, assayer at New York;
James p. kimball, director Of the mints; and